I have 2 1.8L toyora corollas for my kids. They are super sturdy. One thing I learned, they are very very very sensitive to non oem igniton and sensors. Not that you have to buy from the dealer, you just need to get from the same supplier the oem uses which is denso. They are generally the most expensive of the options at the stores and Napa, but the cost difference is worth saving the headaches from non-oem suppliers.
The original spark plugs and coils will last forever on Toyotas. I have a 2007 Camry with the 2GR 3.5 V6 and just changed the plugs and coils proactively at 300,000 miles. No misfiring or anything, ran great. Replaced with OE denso ones
@tl1024 I was wondering the same...I mean, even if it IS "where it should be", wait until something comes loose and blows around, ending up somewhere it SHOULDN'T be. Not like these old Carollas have belly pans or anything. Pretty risky IMO...that's like back in the day when you'd leave a rag and maybe a quart of oil under the hood of your jeep. Lot more room in there, though. 🤣 At first glance, this seems super sketchy. More so, completely unnecessary in a world where ear plugs AND ANC ear buds are a thing. I'm also super sensitive to certain sounds (chew with your mouth open around me at your peril...) but I would NEVER even CONSIDER doing this. Dude needs to buy a Model 3 ffs...lol
I've a 2011 Toyota Camry LE 2ARFE 65,000 miles. Zero issues. Yes I do the maintenance myself. I've done the tranny drain & refill @ 50,000 miles, cooling system drain & refill, power steering drain & refill & 5,000 mile oil + filter changes, air filters etc. Brake system bleed too. No CELs, ever. Tires rotated too.
So happy to see this gem in your channel! As a manual 2010 Corolla S owner myself with +240k miles, I just recently changed the spark plugs and coils 😅. Little car still runs like a champ with regular maintenance and so far nothing mayor and bought new 15 years ago.
I have taken cars into a shop twice and been told the mechanic (who might be half deaf from shop noise) took it for a ride and couldn't hear a thing. When we took it back out and I quickly said "that" after three of the noises, he quickly said he'd missed it, and would know what to look for now. Sometimes a service writer is just a speed bump.
I’m exactly the same. It is like an ocd. I can pick up on any oddity or nuance with the car. I have a creak that no garage can find the source of but I experience it regularly.
I drive my wife and other friends and family crazy. When I jump in their car and I start hearing different noises on it and pick out everything that's wrong. Definitely Car OCD
Why can't we have cars like this today. They would be much less expensive without the gadgets and are reliable transportation. I don't want a big or bigger screen, I just want things that work, and making something electronic that really doesn't need to be is a receipt for disaster.
I have one of these, same color. Sure, it's boring as hell, but It's super reliable and so simple; no screens, or any other expensive gimmicks. At 115k miles, it still feels as solid and robust as the first day I drove it home when it had only 30k miles. I've never seen a check engine light. Gotta say, the ride is pretty good too.
Still waiting to hear back from the customer? Both rear shocks, brakes, and tune up will probably be a $1000 bill. Many people would scoff at that price on a 15 year old car, but I can promise you he'll do it. All of it. Because he's like me. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance. I just got my 252,000 mile Volvo back from the dealer yesterday. I had them service the transmission and put on new genuine Volvo wiper blades, because aftermarket ones just don't work very well or very long. The advisor told me the tech mentioned how he knew what kind of owner I was from how I keep my vehicle. Just those two items was $637.37, but it's certainly cheaper than a new transmission or another vehicle, and $130 for 3 (including rear) wiper blades is steep, but they last 3 times as long as the $75 ones from Auto Zone, it's cheaper over time. Keep your old stuff going!
unlike the corolla in this video--or the 2024 corolla rental i recently had--your volvo is probably a comfortable, pleasant, refined automobile that's a pleasure to drive
Sounds don’t bother me. Breakdowns and flat tires do. I’ve been accused of over maintaining my 30 plus year old Honda civic. I don’t care what people say I need my car when I need it to be dependable
I’m the same way with my 06’ Civic. The radio hasn’t been turned on in that car for years, the hum of the engine is all I listen to, I can easily hear the slightest variation from perfect operation, 292,000 miles & counting
Think you’re a bit over the top. Sure not every drive I have music on, but most of the time I do/ a podcast on my commutes. I can’t be in my own head without music/ listening trying to find an issue, because you might, or make yourself think you heard something if you didn’t. A little bit of paranoia in my opinion. Just drive it
@@dannyrbailey the speakers sound like shit so it’s not like listening to radio is an enjoyable experience anyway, if the speakers were of decent quality I probably would listen to the radio.
I know everyone’s different, I just need music, especially when driving. I get what you mean with speakers and having all somewhat decent sound system can mean a world of difference
I can't stand the radio or music driving around the city, but on a long open road, road trip, I would listen to some music. Being an ex mechanic, my ears are very finely tuned to every sound the car makes
I had 08 Corolla LE and I replaced the shock and struct with KYB set after the car reached 50K that including OEM PAD and Rotor and rear drum. The coil and spark plug were replaced every 50K. The hosts and thermostat are replaced with OEM after 50K service. The Corolla LE is used for Taxi and police in Japan and this schedule maintenance including all fluids P/s host and fluid changes are standard for Japan. I have 3 corollas over than 35 years ago and none of them every fail with this type of maintenances even engine oil changes with filter every 2.5K..
I had this same exact generation Corolla mine was a 2013 such a great car! For my first car I miss it I got a Avalon and a Highlander to replace nothing wrong with its just a little small to put stuff in.
I used to have a 40 minute hwy drive to work & enjoyed a quiet ride so i too could hear engine or ride irregularities. on the way home my 70-80's rock n roll would give Wizard a run for his money 🎸📻
That customer is a psychopath. Carpet on the lower door panel. Glued a watch to the dash instead of getting a suction dash mount clock. THE FOAM IN THE ENGINE BAY. 😶
No need to call him that. Obviously he is not as sophisticated by not dismantling his doors/floor and install sound deadening materials like professionals do. I wouldn’t use suction device and use auto-grade double-sided tape for mounting the clock instead.
My brother's even worse🙄🙄 He's taken panels out of his car and stored them (for what, God only knows) and replaced the panels with homemade wooden and cardboard panels🙄🙄🙄 He also rebuilt his old Cressida differential about six times because he heard a whining sound in it (no one else could hear it🤭) He then sold the car and bought a Corolla. He immediately said the Corolla has a whining sound in the gearbox 🙄🙄 I avoid him as much as possible 😮
@@vinnyboomba9948 He isn't a pain in the ass. Manufacturers pay people like him the big bucks to find Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH) problems in test hack cars before the faults get built into production cars!
I'm actually the same way on both of my cars. If something is not right or driving kinda funny I address it before it becomes a big issue down the road. My first car I was riding around with bad brakes. When my dad looked at them the rotors were toast as well as the calipers. He chewed me out and was threatening to get me a bus pass. Since then I stay on top of every service and monitor anything that sounds off because putting it off and procrastinating can be a costly one.
I can remember when a shop that serviced all makes meant that they serviced GM, Ford, and chrysler. And they usually had a guy that understood AMC products. There was a guy in a shack on the edge of town that did Jaguar, Rver, BL cars. The local Porsche guy was a drunk German who would not help you unless he knew you and approved of your car. Ah, the good old days.
Alot of shops don't turn rotors anymore. They are cheap enough why wouldn't you just buy new? If you can't afford new you probably shouldn't own a vehicle
The atari Reference made me audibly laugh out loud. Good on your sir. It's small things like that.That make me not only enjoy this channel for your knowledge , but clearly you're quality as a person
@@BubblesTheCat1 Jaguar in 1968 had a double firewall in their XJ6 models...and large mats of what looked like horsehair and tar on the bonnet undersides to keep the engine noise to a minimum... Lexus models of the Corolla and similar have sound deadening pads under the bonnet as well....
This customer sounds like i used to be. When you have owned a car for many years a new noise makes you try to find what is going wrong. Honest repair shops are very hard to find, if you have one stick with them there are plenty of spare part fitters who will charge a fortune and fix nothing
I’ve done this a bunch when riding in friends’ cars - listening for things and letting them know when I hear something that is off. Diagnosed several failing wheel bearings that way.
You, too? I diagnosed a failed wheel bearing in a rental car driving from their yard to the airport depot.... it was, of course, a car on lease from the manufacturer direct to the hire company... and still under warranty... so that was taken care of rather promptly. Better than having a bearing failure 400 miles away with all the added costs...
Maybe have a look to see if the throttle body is dirty. My mom has the identical car and it would periodically stall when coming to a stop. I fixed it by cleaning the filthy throttle body.
I don't know why it's cylinder #2 two coil but it's the one I've seen fail the most often. Of course when I say most often I mean generally over 170,000 to 200,000 KM.
My 2003 Chevy Malibu once hit an object that blew the tire and dented the rim. Even after replacing both there was a vibration on the highway that drove me crazy, especially because I had long highway drives to work. Only one shop could balance the tire properly to minimize the vibration. Nobody could find the problem. Years later I realized that maybe some part of the axle might have been slightly bent. It was such a shame because the car had been great up to that point. Very smooth on the highway, very pleasant to drive.
Dude is just very observant and knows his car very well 😎 I am too In mine, when the weather started getting colder this year, I was hearing clicks like the AC was turning on, but it wasn't. And I'd hear a faint water gushing noise in the front passenger floorboard. Next, the heat would get gradually cooler when just idling. Cut to---the thermostat was doing the clicking, but the cause was it was just a but low on coolant.
I brought in my 2007 LS460L to the dealer because my check engine light came on flashing at me. They told me nothing is wrong, the light isn’t on right now. So I plugged in my code reader, misfire cyl 1… I replaced all 8 tube seals, coils and plugs. Problem solved.
-I never "turn" brake discs. I buy new ones, and then I properly BED THE BRAKES. I highly recommend everyone reading this look up what I just typed. Great video!
Long time viewer, subscribed and liked. Great video. These cars are a gem. There are some idiosyncrasies like the timing chain tensioner but they are a breeze to work on and often very highly valued by their owners. They know what they have. Similarly the 2005 through 2010 Hyundai Accent is just a great little car. Most modern automobiles will last a lifetime with just regular maintenance. Modern machining, design, and metallurgy is light years advanced from '90's cars. Their is a sweet spot for cars from about 1999 to 2010, post OBD 1 and prior to the proliferation of CVT transmissions. I wanted a Corolla with a pickup bed so I bought a base model 2009 Tacoma 2wd regular cab (2TR-FE/A340) and adore it. Just less stuff to break. Long after the 2020 Lincoln Aviators and their ilk are all in the junkyard my truck will still be driving me to work every day, towing our trailer 6K miles a year camping, and scoring Christmas Trees. Their is a certain quality to simplicity.
I cringe whenever only two struts or shocks get replaced. Why, the vehicle always rides funky afterwards. Sometimes the difference in dampening effect is a potential hazard . The same applys to mix matching models and manufacturers. Lets not forget about costomer satifaction as they drive away and now it doesn't feel right , the front dipps more ect. ect.. This costomer is tuned in . I predict front struts are forthcoming in the near future. Keep up the good work ! I enjoy and find your content useful and informative. I respect your opinion. You make a great professor. Your military experience , it shows and what an asset is has been for you! Your the man . Thank you
Hi Wizard and Co. I saw a film a decades ago where when the service bell was rung, someone mentioned it was a few dB out. I had a mate drive my new van and said there is a noise that I think is the gearbox. I drove it and realised it was one of those metal panels they fit in the back instead of wood that was vibrating and wasn't a major concern. Know your noises helps a lot in diagnosis, even on mowers.
Lol, I'm not surprised they sent you new boots. I noticed long time ago your footwear is lacking big. I would never wear shoes without steel toe in a car repair shop.
This comes over familiar. My Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an electric vehicle, and doesn't produce much sound or judderd. My shop wasn't able to replicate my issues on 2 seperate occassions. 1st was a wobble a low speeds, which was probably a broken carcas of the tire. Weren't able to replicate. Went away after replacing front tires. 2nd was a whining noise from the left front, I suspected a wheel bearing, couldn't replicate. Drove another 3/4 year and asked to replace left front. Silent from then on.
A few weeks ago your friend Scotty Kilmer said that 1.8 L " Is the best engine ever made". Mine in near 15 years has never seen a mechanic and even the smog guy says it passes like a new car. I got my moneys worth!
There is no way I would deal with a sound proofer guy like him, he will always come up with something wrong according to what he hears, sooner or later you will get tiered of this guy coming back over & over again, ( let us know when you have had enough) 😅 But for now I give u soooo much credit for your patience in dealing with this guy😊
Funny thing though...each time he is right. Had he been a noise vibration and harshness researcher for a major car company... maybe he would have found those now built-in by poor design squeaks, rattles and vibrations that "everyone" is complaining about.???? So Wizard doesn't lose it if this man comes in and it proves to be a "real" problem... which Wizard gets paid to diagnose, quote for and fix???
This customer is me if I had a Corolla instead of a Camry (except for the under hood insulation wtf)... also, I have the same Michelin Defender tires and they have worn incredibly well, worth every penny.
Ii am glad they did not replace both rear shocks under warranty on my Dodge Caravan. A few months from new, a clunk in the rear end. They had omitted the rubber bushing on the shock at the factory!. Dealer replaced whole shock with an aftermarket shock. Just after the warranty, the new shock leaked. The three original factory units lasted decades!
That line (if ones wrong you change them all) - been to a grage for a collapsed front spring and was told just to replace 1 of them..... booked into the place that said both.....
Just changed the plugs on my Toyota Prado , 4 litre petrol engine , they were the original Denso plugs from 22 years ago and 315,000km , feels brand new again
When Mrs. Wizard was showing the inside (4:55) I saw that the owner had place some electrical tape over the TPMS light. I burst into laughter as I’ve done the same with my 2012 S Model 😂
Because of the Car Wizard I only buy Toyotas. They never really need any repairs besides basic maintenance, but like every car in eastern Canada, the rust gets them eventually.
Actually if you can resurface used rotors, they're usually better than new ones. Because after they've been thermally cycled many times over, any further warping is going to be very minimal. So once they get resurfaced a second time they usually stay truly straight for much longer than new ones. The only problem is with replacement rotors, they don't give you enough material to turn them for a second go round.
I'm just like this guy where if I start to notice a different sound or vibration. I know there's something going on with my car, and I want to figure out what's wrong with my car. And it drives my wife nuts too lol
Just a 100.000 miles and US built Toyota needs coils. 457.000 miles on my 1995 Toyota Tercel and coils are still original. It says on them "Nippondenso Made in Japan" Toyotas that were built-in Japan were better than the ones made in Canada US or Mexico period.
I just crossed 300K in a vehicle that I maintain. I can hear the electrons individually as they come out of the alternator. I do not have a trusted shop, I do all of the maintenance and repairs myself. If I hear a noise, something is wrong and I don't stop looking until I understand the problem. If you have a trusted shop you are indeed blessed, I quit using repair shops about 5 years ago after repeated rounds of BS.
Wizard, replace the rotors they are cheap. Newer rotors don't have much meat that can be taken off before they are at minimum thickness. A rotor for this car is about $20.00. The labour to resurface would probably be more than that.
The brand new OEM Rotor for Corolla is cheaper than the labor cost to take it off and send it out for resurface and reinspection for thickness and reinstall in the US ! that cost about an average of $27.00 per minutes at most repair facility with 2 hours flat rate.
I have been wrenching for 38 years. Never resurface a rotor any more. It only thins the rotor and makes it even more prone to warping. I just replace the rotor with a high quality replacement, preferably oem.
My 2012 Ford Explorer was the same way with its coils and plugs. 100K miles, and **poof** they *had* to be replaced. It was like someone flipped a switch.
just had a 2024 corolla le as a rental for about a week...it had just over 29k miles...braking would cause the brake pedal to to vibrate and the steering wheel would bounce, so not sure if it was a warped rotor or ball joint issue...there was a continual rattle in the driver's side b-pillar near the upper anchor for the seat belt...there was an annoying engine drone/harmonic at 2200rpm, so i can understand why the owner of this car added the extra insulation years ago, a friend had a matrix wagon...at a full stop with the transmission in drive, when the a/c would kick on, the dash would bounce/vibrate/rattle and the rear seatback would vibrate front to back if no one was seated there! based on my experiences with other lower-end toyota products, i don't think you needed to minimize this owner's issues with the mechanical crudeness/poor nvh tuning of his car...props to him for putting up with it as long as he has
I owned a 2006 Acura TL in the past- it had the OEM rocker extensions placed on it (slightly more pronounced than stock as part of an appearance package offered by Acura)- some time later, it developed a squeak vs rattle I could not nail down (over a span of 2-3 years)- drove me nuts. I tried everything to quiet it as it was quite annoying. Ultimately what it turned out to be (and I found it) was a little gap between the lower aspect of the rocker cover and the underside of the car and the rocker cover would rattle against the underside of the car when at speed. I used a little camper tape (foam tape) from Home Depot between the rocker and the car’s underside and it solved everything, then driving was pleasant again.
Sure, maybe the customer is really sensitive to sound, but there's a huge difference between the person who turns the stereo up until they can't hear anything they don't like, and the person who at least occasionally shuts down everything loud in the cabin to see if they hear any problems.
Why did the customer remove the under hood fire retardant cover? It keeps sound levels lower and if there's a fire, it drops down to smother the fire, why in the world would someone remove it?
I sure wish I had the excellent hearing as the owner of this Corolla. I’m diagnosed with tinnitus, unless my Avalon was screaming at me like a freight train horn, I wouldn’t know something was wrong.
I have a low mileage 2010 with a couple quirks, perfectly maintained but the transmission likes to downshift hard on occasion and it seems to be a computer issue, as it doesnt do it while in cruise control. The steering is also unnerving in the 2009/10s😅
Electric power steering is very sensitive until you learn to relax a bit and aim for the horizon rather than 100 metres ahead on the straight long interstates. A twitch of your pinky finger on either hand is enough to set up a gentle snaking down the road...correct, overcorrect, correct, overcorrect... relax, use The Force......
@JohnSmith-pl2bk you're exactly right. I live in Alaska and when driving in windy conditions on ice, it's the worst. I share the car with my mom on occasion and I've had to teach her to relax and use 1 finger to drive if needed. Often times, letting go of the wheel, it will go straighter than holding the wheel😅
Some people just are more aware of things in a car that other people would pay attention until the entire drivability of the car is damaged. The owner of this Toyota is the “pay me now or pay me later.”
umm. I did that & I did sense I needed some intake bolts. But then I recalled I could hear them as they all loosened up & fell out on the road, kept sounding like a ratchet or tool was left under the hood. Got to the last one & the intake kinda flopped off & engine died in a steep hard uphill left turn.... I had pulled a few bolts off another car at junkyard months earlier. Threaded those in with new intake gasket, & good to go. But I DID drive around listening to the other five back off & leave the engine bay. So there wasn't any intuition / 6th Sense going on. Just a guy who doesn't retorque his intake bolts. : (
So difficult to describe sounds. A great cartoon from uk in 70s(?) - mechanic and clergyman looking into engine bay, "It sounds like a dud coin dropping into the collection box" Genius
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I have 2 1.8L toyora corollas for my kids. They are super sturdy. One thing I learned, they are very very very sensitive to non oem igniton and sensors. Not that you have to buy from the dealer, you just need to get from the same supplier the oem uses which is denso. They are generally the most expensive of the options at the stores and Napa, but the cost difference is worth saving the headaches from non-oem suppliers.
I just get coils from the junkyard. They work fine
The original spark plugs and coils will last forever on Toyotas. I have a 2007 Camry with the 2GR 3.5 V6 and just changed the plugs and coils proactively at 300,000 miles. No misfiring or anything, ran great. Replaced with OE denso ones
Its all sensitives for no service. But rust...
Never in my life have I seen someone pack their engine bay with foam...
@yafois988 Just screams "I want to burn my car to the ground" to me.
and on the side with the exhaust manifold, that's some sketchy stuff. i don't know how car wizard considers that aspect ok.
@@tl1024 rt, how fire-proof is it?
@tl1024 I was wondering the same...I mean, even if it IS "where it should be", wait until something comes loose and blows around, ending up somewhere it SHOULDN'T be. Not like these old Carollas have belly pans or anything. Pretty risky IMO...that's like back in the day when you'd leave a rag and maybe a quart of oil under the hood of your jeep. Lot more room in there, though. 🤣 At first glance, this seems super sketchy.
More so, completely unnecessary in a world where ear plugs AND ANC ear buds are a thing. I'm also super sensitive to certain sounds (chew with your mouth open around me at your peril...) but I would NEVER even CONSIDER doing this. Dude needs to buy a Model 3 ffs...lol
at least it wasn't _spray foam_ 😮
I've a 2011 Toyota Camry LE 2ARFE 65,000 miles. Zero issues. Yes I do the maintenance myself. I've done the tranny drain & refill @ 50,000 miles, cooling system drain & refill, power steering drain & refill & 5,000 mile oil + filter changes, air filters etc.
Brake system bleed too. No CELs, ever. Tires rotated too.
So happy to see this gem in your channel! As a manual 2010 Corolla S owner myself with +240k miles, I just recently changed the spark plugs and coils 😅. Little car still runs like a champ with regular maintenance and so far nothing mayor and bought new 15 years ago.
Exactly the same here. All original and runs like the day i bought brand new.
I have taken cars into a shop twice and been told the mechanic (who might be half deaf from shop noise) took it for a ride and couldn't hear a thing. When we took it back out and I quickly said "that" after three of the noises, he quickly said he'd missed it, and would know what to look for now. Sometimes a service writer is just a speed bump.
I’m exactly the same. It is like an ocd. I can pick up on any oddity or nuance with the car. I have a creak that no garage can find the source of but I experience it regularly.
Once I hear something it gets louder lol
Turn the music up
I drive my wife and other friends and family crazy. When I jump in their car and I start hearing different noises on it and pick out everything that's wrong. Definitely Car OCD
Why can't we have cars like this today.
They would be much less expensive without the gadgets and are reliable transportation.
I don't want a big or bigger screen, I just want things that work, and making something electronic that really doesn't need to be is a receipt for disaster.
May I suggest a Mitsubishi Mirage?
I have one of these, same color. Sure, it's boring as hell, but It's super reliable and so simple; no screens, or any other expensive gimmicks. At 115k miles, it still feels as solid and robust as the first day I drove it home when it had only 30k miles. I've never seen a check engine light. Gotta say, the ride is pretty good too.
We can they are on marketplace and most used car lots just waiting for you. We probably won't run out for at least another ten years.
@@dishinki1 NO! He said RELIABLE. Mirage has been a tin car for a long tome. Last good ones in my opinion were from the early 90's.
@@hotpuppy1We got the Mirage mivec’s from the 90’s here in NZ and Australia. Super fun little things, lived at redline
need more Car Wizards to step up and advertise their caring about the well being of people's vehicles. I wish there was a shop like yours near me...
Ditto!!
Still waiting to hear back from the customer? Both rear shocks, brakes, and tune up will probably be a $1000 bill. Many people would scoff at that price on a 15 year old car, but I can promise you he'll do it. All of it. Because he's like me. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance. I just got my 252,000 mile Volvo back from the dealer yesterday. I had them service the transmission and put on new genuine Volvo wiper blades, because aftermarket ones just don't work very well or very long. The advisor told me the tech mentioned how he knew what kind of owner I was from how I keep my vehicle. Just those two items was $637.37, but it's certainly cheaper than a new transmission or another vehicle, and $130 for 3 (including rear) wiper blades is steep, but they last 3 times as long as the $75 ones from Auto Zone, it's cheaper over time. Keep your old stuff going!
$130 for 3 wiper blade refills is steep. The set of 3 probably costs the dealer $12 total, with 6 mins labor.
unlike the corolla in this video--or the 2024 corolla rental i recently had--your volvo is probably a comfortable, pleasant, refined automobile that's a pleasure to drive
Sounds don’t bother me. Breakdowns and flat tires do. I’ve been accused of over maintaining my 30 plus year old Honda civic. I don’t care what people say I need my car when I need it to be dependable
If there is doubt, there is no doubt.
Good man. Cars should be reliable not technologically advanced. I love my Nissan hardbody pickup which has zero tech and as reliable as a tank
Maintaining a 30 year car means you got one car for free. With todays quality you can get into requiring to buy 3 cars over 30 years.
30 years!? That’s awesome Man!
I'll never criticized a 90s Honda. I'd rather have a nice 90s Honda than a new one. Nice knobs and no stupid screen.
I’m the same way with my 06’ Civic. The radio hasn’t been turned on in that car for years, the hum of the engine is all I listen to, I can easily hear the slightest variation from perfect operation, 292,000 miles & counting
Seek help.
Think you’re a bit over the top. Sure not every drive I have music on, but most of the time I do/ a podcast on my commutes. I can’t be in my own head without music/ listening trying to find an issue, because you might, or make yourself think you heard something if you didn’t. A little bit of paranoia in my opinion. Just drive it
@@dannyrbailey the speakers sound like shit so it’s not like listening to radio is an enjoyable experience anyway, if the speakers were of decent quality I probably would listen to the radio.
I know everyone’s different, I just need music, especially when driving. I get what you mean with speakers and having all somewhat decent sound system can mean a world of difference
I can't stand the radio or music driving around the city, but on a long open road, road trip, I would listen to some music.
Being an ex mechanic, my ears are very finely tuned to every sound the car makes
Ok the insulation! it's an engine it makes noise!!
Replaced coils and plugs in a '09 Corolla yesterday, common problem with these models. Factory Toyota coils and Denso plugs, then life is good.
Yes has to be DENSO parts
I had 08 Corolla LE and I replaced the shock and struct with KYB set after the car reached 50K that including OEM PAD and Rotor and rear drum. The coil and spark plug were replaced every 50K. The hosts and thermostat are replaced with OEM after 50K service. The Corolla LE is used for Taxi and police in Japan and this schedule maintenance including all fluids P/s host and fluid changes are standard for Japan. I have 3 corollas over than 35 years ago and none of them every fail with this type of maintenances even engine oil changes with filter every 2.5K..
You're overdoing it. Toyota hoses easily last more than 20 years.
Thank you Wizard for being so honest to your customers.
Apparently honest mechanics are really expensive
@@InternetDude
Only because they will tell you exactly what needs repairing...and how much it will cost???
That foam is a fire hazard 🔥 nuts
I am the same way with my Mercedes Benz E500 .. he needs a nice quiet Benz. But this guy is my kind of guy!
I had this same exact generation Corolla mine was a 2013 such a great car! For my first car I miss it I got a Avalon and a Highlander to replace nothing wrong with its just a little small to put stuff in.
I used to have a 40 minute hwy drive to work & enjoyed a quiet ride so i too could hear engine or ride irregularities. on the way home my 70-80's rock n roll would give Wizard a run for his money 🎸📻
That customer is a psychopath. Carpet on the lower door panel. Glued a watch to the dash instead of getting a suction dash mount clock. THE FOAM IN THE ENGINE BAY. 😶
No need to call him that. Obviously he is not as sophisticated by not dismantling his doors/floor and install sound deadening materials like professionals do. I wouldn’t use suction device and use auto-grade double-sided tape for mounting the clock instead.
My brother's even worse🙄🙄 He's taken panels out of his car and stored them (for what, God only knows) and replaced the panels with homemade wooden and cardboard panels🙄🙄🙄
He also rebuilt his old Cressida differential about six times because he heard a whining sound in it (no one else could hear it🤭) He then sold the car and bought a Corolla. He immediately said the Corolla has a whining sound in the gearbox 🙄🙄
I avoid him as much as possible 😮
Bahahaha this customer is a pain in the ass
@@vinnyboomba9948 Your kitty's beautiful. What's his/her name?
@@vinnyboomba9948
He isn't a pain in the ass.
Manufacturers pay people like him the big bucks to find Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH) problems in test hack cars before the faults get built into production cars!
I'm actually the same way on both of my cars. If something is not right or driving kinda funny I address it before it becomes a big issue down the road. My first car I was riding around with bad brakes. When my dad looked at them the rotors were toast as well as the calipers. He chewed me out and was threatening to get me a bus pass. Since then I stay on top of every service and monitor anything that sounds off because putting it off and procrastinating can be a costly one.
I can remember when a shop that serviced all makes meant that they serviced GM, Ford, and chrysler. And they usually had a guy that understood AMC products. There was a guy in a shack on the edge of town that did Jaguar, Rver, BL cars. The local Porsche guy was a drunk German who would not help you unless he knew you and approved of your car. Ah, the good old days.
Sound Like an Episode of Seinfeld🎉😊
A lot of shops charge more to turn the rotors, that is to replace them new.
I’d just pad slap it. It’s a Crapolla. Who cars if the brakes are noisy or vibrate.
That’s why I just replace rotors and brake pads myself. Resurface smhesurface. No!Labor for anything is through the roof...
Alot of shops don't turn rotors anymore. They are cheap enough why wouldn't you just buy new? If you can't afford new you probably shouldn't own a vehicle
@@AdamJ09303 DIY pad slap it and call it a day. No reason to spend more money than necessary on an old car even if you’re loaded.
@@AdamJ09303 A lot of replacement rotors are made of very bad quality steel. Why not keep your good quality rotors, turned?
The atari Reference made me audibly laugh out loud. Good on your sir. It's small things like that.That make me not only enjoy this channel for your knowledge , but clearly you're quality as a person
I can see elements of the 9th gen. Corolla dashboard that remind me of my '06 CE that I had.
i had an 06 that id drive 100+ miles a day and itd hurt my back and i was 24 yrs old got a 2011 after that and never had that problem
Totally Nuts with all the foam
That's not only a fire hazard but is hindering airflow around the engine block as well. The foam glued underneath the hood is ok.
@@BubblesTheCat1
Jaguar in 1968 had a double firewall in their XJ6 models...and large mats of what looked like horsehair and tar on the bonnet undersides to keep the engine noise to a minimum...
Lexus models of the Corolla and similar have sound deadening pads under the bonnet as well....
OCD
@@heiner71 more like douche baggery. OCD would just pack that foam in their ears & be done with it.
Those are some sweet looking boots.
Even more so when they're free plus a $2500 sponsor fee.
This customer sounds like i used to be.
When you have owned a car for many years a new noise makes you try to
find what is going wrong.
Honest repair shops are very hard to find, if you have one stick with them
there are plenty of spare part fitters who will charge a fortune and fix nothing
I’ve done this a bunch when riding in friends’ cars - listening for things and letting them know when I hear something that is off. Diagnosed several failing wheel bearings that way.
You, too?
I diagnosed a failed wheel bearing in a rental car driving from their yard to the airport depot....
it was, of course, a car on lease from the manufacturer direct to the hire company...
and still under warranty...
so that was taken care of rather promptly.
Better than having a bearing failure 400 miles away with all the added costs...
Maybe have a look to see if the throttle body is dirty. My mom has the identical car and it would periodically stall when coming to a stop. I fixed it by cleaning the filthy throttle body.
I don't know why it's cylinder #2 two coil but it's the one I've seen fail the most often. Of course when I say most often I mean generally over 170,000 to 200,000 KM.
If I owned a vehicle that was quiet, I wouldn’t know how to act.
Sidebar- I thoroughly enjoy the interior reviews. Please never stop them.
My 2003 Chevy Malibu once hit an object that blew the tire and dented the rim. Even after replacing both there was a vibration on the highway that drove me crazy, especially because I had long highway drives to work. Only one shop could balance the tire properly to minimize the vibration. Nobody could find the problem.
Years later I realized that maybe some part of the axle might have been slightly bent. It was such a shame because the car had been great up to that point. Very smooth on the highway, very pleasant to drive.
Dude is just very observant and knows his car very well 😎 I am too
In mine, when the weather started getting colder this year, I was hearing clicks like the AC was turning on, but it wasn't. And I'd hear a faint water gushing noise in the front passenger floorboard. Next, the heat would get gradually cooler when just idling. Cut to---the thermostat was doing the clicking, but the cause was it was just a but low on coolant.
3:44 to skip the ad 😊
Shameless to put that crap in these.
The hero we need.
@@brandonbman5921 😁😊😍
Not all capes wear Heroes
@@Justin-lc1xzso do you just expect people to work for free
liberal lol
I brought in my 2007 LS460L to the dealer because my check engine light came on flashing at me. They told me nothing is wrong, the light isn’t on right now. So I plugged in my code reader, misfire cyl 1… I replaced all 8 tube seals, coils and plugs. Problem solved.
-I never "turn" brake discs. I buy new ones, and then I properly BED THE BRAKES. I highly recommend everyone reading this look up what I just typed.
Great video!
Construction Crocs are good enough for me and my remaining toes.
That’s a nice ‘rolla. I’ve owned 3 in my younger days, but now I prefer luxury ride with no engine or road noise incursion.
Long time viewer, subscribed and liked. Great video. These cars are a gem. There are some idiosyncrasies like the timing chain tensioner but they are a breeze to work on and often very highly valued by their owners. They know what they have. Similarly the 2005 through 2010 Hyundai Accent is just a great little car. Most modern automobiles will last a lifetime with just regular maintenance. Modern machining, design, and metallurgy is light years advanced from '90's cars. Their is a sweet spot for cars from about 1999 to 2010, post OBD 1 and prior to the proliferation of CVT transmissions. I wanted a Corolla with a pickup bed so I bought a base model 2009 Tacoma 2wd regular cab (2TR-FE/A340) and adore it. Just less stuff to break. Long after the 2020 Lincoln Aviators and their ilk are all in the junkyard my truck will still be driving me to work every day, towing our trailer 6K miles a year camping, and scoring Christmas Trees. Their is a certain quality to simplicity.
It's all about being super intuned with your car or machine. And know when it's not working 100% the way it normally does
I cringe whenever only two struts or shocks get replaced. Why, the vehicle always rides funky afterwards. Sometimes the difference in dampening effect is a potential hazard . The same applys to mix matching models and manufacturers. Lets not forget about costomer satifaction as they drive away and now it doesn't feel right , the front dipps more ect. ect.. This costomer is tuned in . I predict front struts are forthcoming in the near future. Keep up the good work ! I enjoy and find your content useful and informative. I respect your opinion. You make a great professor. Your military experience , it shows and what an asset is has been for you! Your the man . Thank you
By some shops you mean Chevrolet Dealerships 😂
Atari Lynx is QUALITY!
Thanks Wizard. Great video!
Hi Wizard and Co.
I saw a film a decades ago where when the service bell was rung, someone mentioned it was a few dB out.
I had a mate drive my new van and said there is a noise that I think is the gearbox. I drove it and realised it was one of those metal panels they fit in the back instead of wood that was vibrating and wasn't a major concern.
Know your noises helps a lot in diagnosis, even on mowers.
That is a very beautiful car, I have respect for people who take great care of their vehicles. That car looks showroom new
Tow truck guy was so happy mycar had tow hooks…he said a lot of cars dont have them these days..he named Audi
Tow hooks or tie down for shipping hooks?
Audi has the screw in hook for towing.
Lol, I'm not surprised they sent you new boots. I noticed long time ago your footwear is lacking big. I would never wear shoes without steel toe in a car repair shop.
I love your voices. Very soothing
This comes over familiar. My Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an electric vehicle, and doesn't produce much sound or judderd. My shop wasn't able to replicate my issues on 2 seperate occassions.
1st was a wobble a low speeds, which was probably a broken carcas of the tire. Weren't able to replicate. Went away after replacing front tires.
2nd was a whining noise from the left front, I suspected a wheel bearing, couldn't replicate. Drove another 3/4 year and asked to replace left front. Silent from then on.
A few weeks ago your friend Scotty Kilmer said that 1.8 L " Is the best engine ever made". Mine in near 15 years has never seen a mechanic and even the smog guy says it passes like a new car. I got my moneys worth!
There is no way I would deal with a sound proofer guy like him, he will always come up with something wrong according to what he hears, sooner or later you will get tiered of this guy coming back over & over again, ( let us know when you have had enough) 😅 But for now I give u soooo much credit for your patience in dealing with this guy😊
Funny thing though...each time he is right.
Had he been a noise vibration and harshness researcher for a major car company...
maybe he would have found those now built-in by poor design squeaks, rattles and vibrations that "everyone" is complaining about.????
So Wizard doesn't lose it if this man comes in and it proves to be a "real" problem... which Wizard gets paid to diagnose, quote for and fix???
This customer is me if I had a Corolla instead of a Camry (except for the under hood insulation wtf)... also, I have the same Michelin Defender tires and they have worn incredibly well, worth every penny.
Ii am glad they did not replace both rear shocks under warranty on my Dodge Caravan. A few months from new, a clunk in the rear end. They had omitted the rubber bushing on the shock at the factory!. Dealer replaced whole shock with an aftermarket shock. Just after the warranty, the new shock leaked. The three original factory units lasted decades!
Thanks CW!
Same with me ocd. But i havent found trusted a shop to deal with it in my area. I just take care of it by myself if i can.
Wizard. You are awesome. I will to Kansas to check out my 08 Tahoe.
Will drive from Cali to Kansas
No way I always wear crocs and my feet are ruined. They look great on you sir.
That line (if ones wrong you change them all) - been to a grage for a collapsed front spring and was told just to replace 1 of them..... booked into the place that said both.....
Just changed the plugs on my Toyota Prado , 4 litre petrol engine , they were the original Denso plugs from 22 years ago and 315,000km , feels brand new again
When Mrs. Wizard was showing the inside (4:55) I saw that the owner had place some electrical tape over the TPMS light. I burst into laughter as I’ve done the same with my 2012 S Model 😂
Because of the Car Wizard I only buy Toyotas. They never really need any repairs besides basic maintenance, but like every car in eastern Canada, the rust gets them eventually.
Actually if you can resurface used rotors, they're usually better than new ones. Because after they've been thermally cycled many times over, any further warping is going to be very minimal. So once they get resurfaced a second time they usually stay truly straight for much longer than new ones.
The only problem is with replacement rotors, they don't give you enough material to turn them for a second go round.
I'm just like this guy where if I start to notice a different sound or vibration. I know there's something going on with my car, and I want to figure out what's wrong with my car. And it drives my wife nuts too lol
Love owners who are proactive.
Just a 100.000 miles and US built Toyota needs coils.
457.000 miles on my 1995 Toyota Tercel and coils are still original. It says on them "Nippondenso Made in Japan" Toyotas that were built-in Japan were better than the ones made in Canada US or Mexico period.
You don't hear of many shops, that still resurface rotors. 👍👍👍
These are great cars.
Friends mom bought one around 2011-2013, a beige on beige LE like this one.
Isn't this the Toyota Champagne colour?
Definitely remember the Atari Lynx. Still have mine and love it.
I have the 2012. Exact console. I love the simple hvac controls, unlike my 2017 accord which has wat too many hvac buttons and switches
If I see Car Wizard still wearing those boots ten episodes from now, then I'll probably buy them
I just crossed 300K in a vehicle that I maintain. I can hear the electrons individually as they come out of the alternator. I do not have a trusted shop, I do all of the maintenance and repairs myself. If I hear a noise, something is wrong and I don't stop looking until I understand the problem. If you have a trusted shop you are indeed blessed, I quit using repair shops about 5 years ago after repeated rounds of BS.
same here if i can't fix it myself i let my grandma take over
Preventive maintenance is cheaper and better than letting become a major problem!
That car is in great shape for its age. 100% worth fixing. I betcha even if you had to replace the brake rotors, those wouldn't break the bank.
Wizard, replace the rotors they are cheap.
Newer rotors don't have much meat that can be taken off before they are at minimum thickness. A rotor for this car is about $20.00. The labour to resurface would probably be more than that.
The brand new OEM Rotor for Corolla is cheaper than the labor cost to take it off and send it out for resurface and reinspection for thickness and reinstall in the US ! that cost about an average of $27.00 per minutes at most repair facility with 2 hours flat rate.
I have been wrenching for 38 years. Never resurface a rotor any more. It only thins the rotor and makes it even more prone to warping. I just replace the rotor with a high quality replacement, preferably oem.
Polishing those headlight covers would really make him happy. They're fogging from age.
Hello car wizard. I have a 2023 Corolla Cross. It has a CVT. Everybody cuts down c v t's but I love my car. THANKS love your videos
My 2012 Ford Explorer was the same way with its coils and plugs. 100K miles, and **poof** they *had* to be replaced. It was like someone flipped a switch.
I wonder how an air bubble got into the heater core in the first place?
Not everything need to be computer controlled or digital. Wish car makers would understand that. Keep it for the right segment.
just had a 2024 corolla le as a rental for about a week...it had just over 29k miles...braking would cause the brake pedal to to vibrate and the steering wheel would bounce, so not sure if it was a warped rotor or ball joint issue...there was a continual rattle in the driver's side b-pillar near the upper anchor for the seat belt...there was an annoying engine drone/harmonic at 2200rpm, so i can understand why the owner of this car added the extra insulation
years ago, a friend had a matrix wagon...at a full stop with the transmission in drive, when the a/c would kick on, the dash would bounce/vibrate/rattle and the rear seatback would vibrate front to back if no one was seated there!
based on my experiences with other lower-end toyota products, i don't think you needed to minimize this owner's issues with the mechanical crudeness/poor nvh tuning of his car...props to him for putting up with it as long as he has
I owned a 2006 Acura TL in the past- it had the OEM rocker extensions placed on it (slightly more pronounced than stock as part of an appearance package offered by Acura)- some time later, it developed a squeak vs rattle I could not nail down (over a span of 2-3 years)- drove me nuts. I tried everything to quiet it as it was quite annoying. Ultimately what it turned out to be (and I found it) was a little gap between the lower aspect of the rocker cover and the underside of the car and the rocker cover would rattle against the underside of the car when at speed. I used a little camper tape (foam tape) from Home Depot between the rocker and the car’s underside and it solved everything, then driving was pleasant again.
Sure, maybe the customer is really sensitive to sound, but there's a huge difference between the person who turns the stereo up until they can't hear anything they don't like, and the person who at least occasionally shuts down everything loud in the cabin to see if they hear any problems.
That foam looks like a fire hazard, either by heat or an electrical spark
Why did the customer remove the under hood fire retardant cover?
It keeps sound levels lower and if there's a fire, it drops down to smother the fire, why in the world would someone remove it?
I sure wish I had the excellent hearing as the owner of this Corolla. I’m diagnosed with tinnitus, unless my Avalon was screaming at me like a freight train horn, I wouldn’t know something was wrong.
That isn't a REAR AXEL! It's a torsion beam.
I have a low mileage 2010 with a couple quirks, perfectly maintained but the transmission likes to downshift hard on occasion and it seems to be a computer issue, as it doesnt do it while in cruise control. The steering is also unnerving in the 2009/10s😅
Electric power steering is very sensitive until you learn to relax a bit and aim for the horizon rather than 100 metres ahead on the straight long interstates.
A twitch of your pinky finger on either hand is enough to set up a gentle snaking down the road...correct, overcorrect, correct, overcorrect...
relax, use The Force......
@JohnSmith-pl2bk you're exactly right. I live in Alaska and when driving in windy conditions on ice, it's the worst. I share the car with my mom on occasion and I've had to teach her to relax and use 1 finger to drive if needed. Often times, letting go of the wheel, it will go straighter than holding the wheel😅
It's the left rear strut to me....with my automotive experience since 1971.
Some people just are more aware of things in a car that other people would pay attention until the entire drivability of the car is damaged. The owner of this Toyota is the “pay me now or pay me later.”
Basic reliable transportation. Those cars will run forever if you take care of them. Toyota has been refining and tuning them for decades.
I wonder, does the 2ZR-FE have the tensioner belt pulley that makes a hissing/whistling noise when it starts to wear out, like on the 1ZZ-FE?
Wizard never answers technical questions on his comments
I like how you talk about exotic cars but also talk about cars that normal ppl would be driving
If you drive the same car for years and look after it you can sense when a problem is going to occur before it even does!
umm. I did that & I did sense I needed some intake bolts. But then I recalled I could hear them as they all loosened up & fell out on the road, kept sounding like a ratchet or tool was left under the hood. Got to the last one & the intake kinda flopped off & engine died in a steep hard uphill left turn.... I had pulled a few bolts off another car at junkyard months earlier. Threaded those in with new intake gasket, & good to go.
But I DID drive around listening to the other five back off & leave the engine bay. So there wasn't any intuition / 6th Sense going on. Just a guy who doesn't retorque his intake bolts. : (
Excellent maintenance show.my05 carry 150k.No tune up or timing belt...stress me out❤
So difficult to describe sounds. A great cartoon from uk in 70s(?) - mechanic and clergyman looking into engine bay, "It sounds like a dud coin dropping into the collection box" Genius